The Washington critic., 1887-12-07
puBrho MATrnns.
The Representative Committee Talk About
llrihgna. nciinoln nnd I,nilMnNs.

The Representative Committee Talk About
bridges, Schools ana Railways.
Bridges schools and railroads occupied
the attention Of the Citizcns Representative
Committee last night Mr.. Reginald FcndalI
presided, Mr.. Lawrence Gardner acted rs
secretary. Mr.. j. Omond Wilson offered
the following resolution:
Resolrci, That special executive com
mitcc OF thirteen members be appointed TO
take charge of the report on steam railroads.
and present the views of this committee
thereon to Congress.
That soid committee be authorized TO cx-
crcisc discretion rs to any modification of
the details OF the plan recommended in the
report and that said committee be instructed
to report progress at each meeting of the
Committee of one Hundred
Mr.. ). G. Clarke offered the following
nncn1inent; But said Executive Commit-
tee shall neither form nor consent TO any
project or route hitherto proposed by the
subcommittee and rejected Ivy this COM
mittcc."
An objection was made, and the motion
was lost.
Mr. Weller Offered motion to refer the
railroad report back to the committee. llc
said the report cordially the rccom-
lncndations of the Commissioners for county
Improvements rs published in TlE CRlTIC of
October Z, 1857, and in the same breath they
disapproyc eight of such appropriations,
among them the appropriation OF $4,000 for
the Eastern Branch Bridge.
Mr.. Weller quoted the report which rec
commended the Widening and straightcning
Of the Nnilor road from the eastern abnt-
inent of the Eastern Branch Bridge lie
said that this was great mistake, because
the Nailor road does noy touch within Il
quarter of u mile Of the bridge. lic said fur
thcr that he had bctn convinced that the
q NyIap
they refused TO improve this road, because of
the vague manner in which the appropria-
ton bill was drawn.
The report was referred back to the COM
mttce.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The report on the public schools, which it
Is proposed to present to Congress, was taken
up. Dr. Robert Reyburn took the floor and
delcn1cd the report, saying that it is sub
stantially the same rs the bill presented to
Congress last year. He said the principal
change is that the trustees are toappoint The
Superintendent of Schools instead of the
Commissioners.
Mr.. G. W. Oyster asked that the consider
alton of the report be postponed, because he
had not read II.
Mr.. John r. Mitchell moved to make the
number Of trustees from each district one
instead of three, and also that the trustees
be had from salaricd men.
Mr.. W. G. Dodge opposed this.
Mr.. Simon Wolf made u ringing speech.
He said the credit of the goodschools is not
due to the present Board of Trustees, but to
those who preceded them.
Mr.. Carroll Hughes said the present men
are the best that can be gotten, and no city
has better schools than Washington.
Mr.. Robert w. Fenwick said the schools
arc dcgcnerating. He favored three trustees
, from each district.
! 1t was charged by General Ilovey that the
| present school authorities do not print n re-
/ port of their transactions such rs was done
! by the old board of nineteen members.
| Mr.. Oyster defended the schools and said
| they We're well conducted lie said that
1 some people tried TO find fault with every
thing. They might, he said, as well ask
I Congress To abolish the whole Government.
/ Mr.. Oyster became triilc warm at this
| stage and exclaimed: at appears that some
men want TO run things their own way or
/ crush everything OUT
! He went on To say that rs n taxpayer he
| was satisfied with the Commissioners.
Mr.. Jesse B.Wilson thought the considcra.
/ tion of the report ought to go over,
/ Mr.. VOORHEES, said that he was not prepared
I to vote ON the report, and he was in favor OF
{ having 1t go over until the next meeting.
/ Mr.. II. a. Lambert and others spoke in
| favor of having the consideration of the re-
| port postponed until the next meeting, and
| 1t was decided to make 1t the first business
| OF the next meeting.